1919
40408
TELEGRAM
TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC
Kozlov and at place of location
January 24, 1919

Wilson is proposing an armistice and calling all Russian governments* to a conference. I fear that he wants to secure Siberia and part of the south for himself, having no other hope of retaining almost nothing. This circumstance, in connection with the taking of Orenburg, Lugansk, and Chertkov, compels us, in my opinion, to strain all our forces in order to take Rostov and Chelyabinsk and Omsk within a month. The latter stands in relation to our conversation. Check especially Vatshetis's strategy after the taking of Orenburg, report your opinion to me. It may be necessary for you to go to Wilson.

Lenin

Printed from a typewritten copy.

3762
REQUEST TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC**
January 25, 1919

Why are these secrets going through ROSTA? Where are the guarantees of secrecy??

* The reference is to the planned convening of a peace conference on the Prince Islands with the participation of representatives of the Soviet government, the governments of the Entente, and the White Guard "governments" created by the interventionists on temporarily occupied territories of Soviet Russia. The draft of an address to the conference participants was compiled by US President Wilson. The conference did not take place.

** The request was written by V. I. Lenin on the "Military Bulletin" of the Russian Telegraph Agency (ROSTA) of January 25, 1919. The bulletin contained information not for public disclosure concerning the situation on individual fronts.

LENIN MISCELLANY

3802
ANNOTATION ON A TELEGRAM FROM PETROGRAD*
January 28, 1919

To Sklyansky — for report in the Council of Defense.

3776
RESOLUTION ON A TELEGRAM FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POLESSKY REVKOM**
January 28, 1919

To the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic for execution and report.

24819
TELEGRAM TO THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY
January 28, 1919

In view of the urgent necessity of supplying the armies with felt boots and mittens, and also in view of the end of the winter season, the Provincial Council of the National Economy is hereby ordered not to hinder the immediate delivery of boots and mittens by cottage craftsmen to the Central Cooperative Union. Likewise, not to hinder in any way the immediate export of felt boots and mittens both listed and not listed in inventory. The export is to be carried out by the Central Cooperative Union according to requisitions from the Food Commissariat.

This measure is to be regarded as emergency in nature, without prejudging the question of nationalization.

* The telegram reported that the Revolutionary Military Council of the Northern Front was sending telegraph summaries without cipher containing secret military information.

** In his telegram, the chairman of the Polessky revkom reported on the heroic struggle of insurgent detachments near Pinsk and requested an allocation of uniforms and money for the fighters.